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2. 1.When reading, semantic cueing system refers to • A.the meaning system of language • B.the structural system of language. • C. the letter-sound relationship in written language. • D. the social and cultural aspects of language. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

3. 1.When reading, semantic cueing system refers to • A. • involves using the meaning of the text and the context to figure out unknown words. • Genre, illustrations, the reader’s knowledge of the topic, context of written words all provide clues. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

4. 2.When reading, the syntactical cueing system refers to A. The meaning system of language B. The structural system of language C. The letter-sound relationships in written language. D. The social & cultural aspects of language. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

5. 2.When reading, the syntactical cueing system refers to • B • Syntactical cueing involves using the reader’s grammatical knowledge of spoken & written language to figure out the significance of an unknown word in a text. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

6. 3.When reading, the phonological cueing system refers to A. The meaning system of language B. The structural system of language C. The letter-sound relationships in written language. D. The social & cultural aspects of language. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

7. 3.When reading, the phonological cueing system refers to • C • This cueing involves using the knowledge of matching written symbols with their sounds. This cueing strategy has limitations: it can be used when the reader knows the letter patterns and can analyze an unknown word. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

8. 4.When reading, the pragmatic cueing system refers to A. The meaning system of language B. The structural system of language C. The letter-sound relationships in written language. D. The social & cultural aspects of language. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

9. 4. When reading, the pragmaticcueing system refers to • D • This system involves using the understanding that people use language differently in different contexts. Used for interpreting text. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

10. 5. Literacy is a person’s ability to • Hop and skip • read and write C. Encode and be pragmatic D. Comprehend and engage TLC's SAE Test Preparation

11. 5. Literacy is a person’s ability to • B • The most basic definition is the ability to read and write. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

12. 6. The distance from Tami’s house to ken’s house is 3 miles. The distance from Ken’s house to the Soda Depot is 2 miles. Which of the following statements is true? • The greatest possible distance between Tami’s house and the soda Depot is 5 mi. • The greatest possible distance between Tami’s house and the soda Depot is 6 mi. • The shortest possible distance between Tami’s house and the Soda Depot is 1 mile. • The shortest possible distance between Tami’s house and the Soda Depot is 2 mile. A. I and III B. I and IV C. II and III D. II and IV TLC's SAE Test Preparation

13. 6. The distance from Tami’s house to ken’s house is 3 miles. The distance from Ken’s house to the Soda Depot is 2 miles. Which of the following statements is true? • A • Drawing a sketch with dots marking the possible locations of the 2 houses and Soda Depot is a good way. You can use inches for miles. See example. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

14. 7. Which of the following illustrates the distributive property? • Multiplying 23 by 16 gives the same product as multiplying 16 by 23. • The numbers 65, 70 and 12 can be added together in any order, and the sum will always be the same. • The sum of 102 and 9 is the same as the sum of 9 and 102. • The product of 3 and 42 is the same as the sum of the products 3 x 2 plus 3 x 40. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

15. 7. Which of the following illustrates the distributive property? • D • In simple notation form this property is as follows: • A (b + c) = (a x b) + (a x c) • The distributive property breaks the 42 down into addends 2 and 40. You can then separately multiply each addend by 3. Thus, 3 x 2 = 6 and 3 x 40 = 120. Add those together and get 126. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

16. 8. Pitch is the relative __of a musical sound. • Duration or length • Loudness or softness • Highness or lowness • Rhythm TLC's SAE Test Preparation

17. 8. Pitch is the relative __of a musical sound. • C • Focus on the very basic musical concept, pitch. • Only C is correct, D relates to rhythm and A indirectly does as well. B is incorrect because it deals with dynamics. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

18. 9. A teacher interested in improving the comprehension skills of students should I teach students to decode well. I allow time during the day to read and reread selections. III discuss the selections after reading to clarify meaning and hake connections. IV. Tell jokes A. I and II B. I, II, and IV C. I, II and III D. All of the above TLC's SAE Test Preparation

19. 9. A teacher interested in improving the comprehension skills of students should • C • Teaching effective comprehension takes time and is a process that requires practice. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

20. 10. One day, 31 students were absent from Pierce MS. If that represents about 5.5% of the students, what is the population of the school? • 177 B. 517 C. 564 D. 171 TLC's SAE Test Preparation

21. 10. One day, 31 students were absent from Pierce MS. If that represents about 5.5% of the students, what is the population of the school? • C • One strategy is to set up a proportion, with one corner labeled x: • 31/x = 5.5/100 • To complete the proportion, you cross multiply 31 and 100, giving 3,100, which you then divide by 5.5, giving approx. 564. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

22. 11. Which of the following are equivalent to 0.5%? • One half of 1% • 5% • 1/200 • 0.05 A. I and III B. I and IV C. II and III D. II and IV TLC's SAE Test Preparation

23. 11. Which of the following are equivalent to 0.5%? • A ( I and III) • The value 0.5 is equivalent to 5/10 or 1/2. That means that 0.5% (one way to read the original numeral) is the same as one-half or 1%, so choice I is correct. One-half is 1% cannot be the same as 5%, so choice II cannot be correct. The value 1/200 is equivalent to 0.5%. Here is why 1% is equivalent to 1/100; therefore, half of 1% (0.5%) is 1/22, so choice III is correct. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

24. 12. Dr. Kenneth Goodman developed the notion of miscue analysis. This is a system for examining how a child’s oral reading of a passage varies from A. singing the same passage. B.Encoding the passage from a dictation. C.The printed text. D.Diagrams of the sentences. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

25. 12. Dr. Kenneth Goodman developed the notion of miscue analysis. This is a system for examining how a child’s oral reading of a passage varies from • C • Miscue analysis is designed to assess the strategies that children use in their reading. Goodman was interested in the processes occurring during reading. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

26. 13. Which of the following describes best practice in writing instruction? • Instruct students in writing, and give them time to write. • Have students complete worksheets about writing. • Have students copy famous speeches • Have students create a mural of a story and label all the characters. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

27. 13. Which of the following describes best practice in writing instruction? • A • There is a direct relationship between what is taught in school and what is learned in school. Also, if you want children to improve in writing, they need time to write. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

28. 14. A teacher plays a piece of music for her music appreciation class, telling the students that it is an example from the Romantic period. She plays the piece again and ask the students to describe the piece. After students describe the music, she asks them to define romantic. The teacher is engaging her students in • Inductive reasoning • Deductive reasoning • Oral interpretation • evaluation TLC's SAE Test Preparation

29. 14. A teacher plays a piece of music for her music appreciation class, telling the students that it is an example from the Romantic period. She plays the piece again and ask the students to describe the piece. After students describe the music, she asks them to define romantic. The teacher is engaging her students in • A • Inductive reasoning involves making generalizations based on a particular fact or example. Students would use deductive reasoning (B) if they were to discuss the characteristics of romance and then compassing those characteristics. Oral interpretation (C is a type of dramatic speech,and evaluation (D) involves judging the quality or merits of a week or product. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

30. 15. A teacher writes this question on the board: “How do you know if someone is intelligent or not?” The class then is assigned to research the question and develop a list of all the traits and characteristics that define or describe someone who is intelligent. Through this exercise, the teacher has • Led students through an activity of development criteria against which a judgment can be made • Led them through an activity of gathering examples • Led them through an activity of testing if someone is intelligent or not • Engaged her students in a creative thinking activity TLC's SAE Test Preparation

31. 15. A teacher writes this question on the board: “How do you know if someone is intelligent or not?” The class then is assigned to research the question and develop a list of all the traits and characteristics that define or describe someone who is intelligent. Through this exercise, the teacher has • A • The students have developed criteria against which they can decide or judge if someone is intelligent. The students were gathering characteristics, not examples(B) and and the students have yet to test their criteria (C. Instead of creative thinking (D), in this activity, students are engaged in critical thinking. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

32. 16. The Earth’s moon is • Generally closer to the sun than it is to the Earth. • Generally closer to the Earth than to the sun. • Generally equal distance between the Earth and the sun. • Closer to the Earth during part of the year, and closer to the sun for the rest of the year. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

33. 16. The Earth’s moon is • B • The moon is much closer to Earth than to any other planet or the sun. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

34. 17. The large intestine is part of the ____system. • Digestive B. Respiratory C. Endocrine D. circulatory TLC's SAE Test Preparation

35. 17. The large intestine is part of the ____system. • A. • The large intestine is part of the digestive system. It is not a part of the respiratory system, which includes the lungs(B); the endocrine system, which includes the glands (C; or the circulatory system, which includes the heart (D). TLC's SAE Test Preparation

36. 18. In an ecosystem, an example of a producer is a • Fungus • Maple tree • Wolf • Rock TLC's SAE Test Preparation

37. 18. In an ecosystem, an example of a producer is a • B • A fungus (A) does not produce anything, nor does a wolf (C or an inanimate rock (D). Only one answer (B) is appropriate for this sentence completion question. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

38. 19. An example of a fungus is • Bacteria • Algae • Protozoa • yeast TLC's SAE Test Preparation

39. 19. An example of a fungus is • D • Fungi form a large group of very simple plants without chlorophyll; they get their food from that produced by other plants and animals. An example of a fungus is yeast. Bacteria (A) are one-celled microorganisms without chlorophyll, can be seen only with a microscope, and multiply by division. Algae (B) contain chlorophyll and have no true root, stem, or leaf; they are not fungi. Protozoa (C are one-celled, often microscopic, animals. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

40. 20. A material with definite volume but no definite shape is called • Plasma • Gas • Liquid • solid TLC's SAE Test Preparation

41. 20. A material with definite volume but no definite shape is called • C • A liquid has definite volume, but it does not have a definite shape; because it satisfies the required definition. Plasma is the fluid part of blood, lymph, milk or intramuscular liquid; it does have volume, so choice A cannot be correct. B gas is a fluid form that can expand indefinitely and D a solid has definite shape and volume. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

42. 21. An acidic solution can have a pH of • 13 • 10 • 9 • 5 TLC's SAE Test Preparation

43. 21. An acidic solution can have a pH of • D (5) • An acid has a pH value of 0 to 7; an alkaline has a pH from 7 to 14. The only possible choice that indicates an acid is D, a pH of 5. The other pH numbers indicate an alkaline state. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

44. 22. Which equation could be used to answer the following question?Together, a pen and a pencil cost $2.59 (no tax). The pen cost $1.79 more than the pencil. What was the cost of the pencil? • X = (2.59 - 1.79) • 2.59 = x - 1.79 • 2.59 = x + (x + 1.79) • x = 2.59 - 1.79 TLC's SAE Test Preparation

45. 22. Which equation could be used to answer the following question? • C • The total price of the 2 items in the original problem is given as $2.59, hinting that choice B or C may be correct. (In both, $2.59 is shown as the sum of two values) Examine the right side of choice C: one value is $1.79 higher than the other.In C, x could stand for the price of pencil and $1.79 could stand for the more expensive pen. None of the others fit the information given. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

46. 23. Light is refracted when it passes across a boundary between media with different densities. This can occur between solids, liquids or gases or even because of differences within the same phase. The longer wavelengths of light are refracted less than the shorter wavelengths. Which of the following correctly places the colors of the visible spectrum in order from lowest extent of refraction to highest? • blue-violet, green, orange,yellow,red • blue-violet, green,yellow,orange,red • Red, yellow, green. orange, blue-violet • Red, orange, yellow. green, blue-violet TLC's SAE Test Preparation

47. 23. Light is refracted when it passes across a boundary between media with different densities. This can occur between solids, liquids or gases or even because of differences within the same phase. The longer wavelengths of light are refracted less than the shorter wavelengths. Which of the following correctly places the colors of the visible spectrum in order from lowest extent of refraction to highest? • D ROY G. BIV • Most of us remember the colors of the visible spectrum in order from lowest extent of refraction to highest by this mnemonic device. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

48. 24. Which of the following best describes a major difference between a state government and the federal government? A.state governments have more responsibility for public education than the federal government. B. state governments are more dependent on the personal income tax for revenue than is the federal government. C.state governments are more dependent on the system of checks and balances than is the federal government. D. state governments are subject to term limits, whereas federal government representatives serve unlimited terms. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

49. 24. Which of the following best describes a major difference between a state government and the federal government? • A • The responsibility for public education belongs to the state governments. The federal government has often passed legislation to regulate and provide funds for public education, but the main responsibility for establishing and regulating education resides with the state governments. TLC's SAE Test Preparation

50. 25. The Declaration of Independence was primarily the work of • Thomas Jefferson • George Washington • Benjamin Franklin • James Monroe TLC's SAE Test Preparation